Ryan Hartman rebounded from a rough Carolina League debut by throwing 6 solid innings tonight for Buies Creek. 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Jairo Solis had a solid pro debut for the DSL Orange team: 5 IP, 3 H (solo HR allowed), ER, 2 BB, 4 K The Venezuelan signed for $450,000 last July 2 and saw his stuff tick up afterwards. His fastball now reaches 94; he hit 91 when he signed. He's also got a nice slider and is developing some feel for a changeup.
Alvarez finished with two RBI singles, two walks, and also scored a run in Quad Cities' 6-5 win over Wisconsin. He's now slashing .414/.506/.629 on the year.
Yordan Alvarez just extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a solo homer. It's his 4th blast of the year. Quad Cities leads Wisconsin 4-1 in the 3rd.
Wow. I can't remember any prospect having such a good start as a 19 year old in full season. Especially a prospect that didn't come in with a ton of expectations.
Despite a mediocre 6.68 k/9 and 3.68bb/9, Josh James has a 2.21 era in 40 AA innings. Pretty solid, but probably due for a fall. Already 24 so not time to get too excited yet.
Jamie Ritchie hits for zero power but still has more walks than strikeouts. .267 babip could be bad luck or weak bat. Nolan Fontana at catcher?
Wander Franco hit his 3rd hr in 17 games. Only 20 and had some hype when he was signed. Worth tracking.
Kyle Tucker went 2-4 with 2 doubles, one of which drove in 2 runs, last night. He's on a 10-game hitting streak between Buies Creek (2) and Corpus (8).
